Birding Victoria, BC

When hiking Greater Victoria trails, one can't help notice the diversity of birds that inhabit our local forests, bays and sea-shores. Southern Vancouver Island's geography offers a great diversity of habitats from rocky and sandy shoreline and tidal mud flats to riparian and deciduous forests, to dense old growth cedar and douglas fir stands, and up to inland rocky hilltops and garry oak meadows. This diversity attracts an every changing mix of avifauna and because our region offers favourable habitats for many bird species, Southern Vancouver Island can be a magical place for bird watching.

Stellers Jay - B. Healey

Victoria Birding Locations

• Birding Hotspots and Site Guides
• Finding Sky Larks

Links

• Rocky Point Bird Observatory
• Victoria Natural History Society
• BirdInfo.com - Victoria Bird Finding
• BirdInfo.com - Recent Postings
• Cooper's Hawk Banding Project
• Race Rocks Ecological Reserve (videocams)

Natural History Events

Victoria Natural History Society Presentation Night Series
Natural History Night - 2nd Tues - 7:30pm. Begbie Building, UVic, Room 159
Birders Night - 4th Wed - 7:30pm. Begbie Building, UVic, Rom 159

Birding Walks and Tours

Swan Lake Birding
Date: Every Sunday
Join a local birder for a morning walk around Swan Lake. Meet at 9:00am in the parking lot. Bring binoculars and you field guide.

Victoria Natural History Society
Become a member in the Victoria Natural History Society to participate in their outings. Call 479-2054 to hear the VNHS events listings or visit the VNHS website.